Curtain-rod-supporting bracket



l Feb. 24, 1931` J. H. BoYE 1,793,992

GURTA-IN ROD SUPPORTING BRACKET Filed Dec. 26, 1929 `liatented Feb. 24, 1931 Y maren stares PATENT ori-1on1 CURTAINBOD-SUPPORTING BRACKEI t JAMES H. IBOYE,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORTO JAMES H. BOYE MANUFACTUR- ING' COMPANY, `Oli" CHIClkGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS Applicationfjfled llecember 26, 1929. Serial No."416,353.

This invention relates to the art of curtain fixtures, and has reference more particularly toan improved adjustable bracket for supporting Vthe'end or ends of one or more rods. ri j lith a viewtoenhancing theartistic appearance of the curtain fixture, my improved bracket includes as an element thereof, a member serving primarily "as an ornament disposed in a vertical plane crosswise of the curtain rod and extending some distance below the latter and preferably taking the form, in side elevation, of a scroll; which member `may serve also the mechanical function of astrut or bracewhere the main bracket arm (which is preferably adjustable lengthwise) `is toolight toin itself adequately support the curtain or curtain and shade; the depending ornament, in that case, being apertured at or near its loweren'd to receive a fastening screw. i

`One object ofthe presentinvention is to provide improved means forattaching the vertical ornament by a swivel joint to the bracket arm so that the lower end of the ornament may be made to lie in Contact with the outer face of the top member of the window frame in various adjusted positions oft-he main adjustable bracket arm, and also in situations where the lower end of the vertical ornament may register with a molding o-n the frame member.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved lengthwise adjustable bracket arm, in association with a shade roller support mounted thereon, with means for attaching` the shade roller support to the arm that will readily permitlengthwise ad-` justment of the arm without disturbing the position of the shade roller support relatively to the window frame. j

Modern ornamental curtain rods are now quite extensively equipped with detachable end ornaments wise of the rod, and a still further object of the invention is to provide an improved fastening for such an end ornament permitting the latter to be readily applied andremoved by simple push and pull operations.

Still other objects and attendant advaneXtendinG generally length-` tages of the invention Will be apparent to persons` skilledin the art as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings whereinl have illustrated one practical and approved embodiment of the invention, and in whichl Fig. l is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is avertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig.` 3 is a rear elevation in cross section through the bracket arm on theline 3-3 of Fig. ll. i

Fig. e is a L -l of Fig. 2. j Fig. 5 is a plan section through the bracket arm and swivelcd joint of the vertical ornament, taken on" the line 5-`5 of Figf2, and omitting the shade roller support.

Fig. 6 is an inner side elevation of the telescopic bracket arm, partly on the line 6,-6 of Fig. 5.

Figs. 7 and 8 are detailed sectional views taken on the lines 7 -`-7 and 8 8, respectively, of Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 is a perspective elevation of the shade roller support.

Fig. l0 is a sectional View illustratinga modification of the swivel jointof the vertical `ornamentwhere no end ornament is em ployed. j

Fig. l1 is a detail side elevation of the upper portion of the vertical ornament and its shank. j

Referring to the drawings, A may ,designate a portion of the top horizontal member of a window frame, on which the curtain red supportingbracket is mounted. j I `have hereplan section taken on the line in vertical section in shown the front face of this frame mem` inter-fitting telescoping channel-shaped sections. The inner section l0 is formed with integral vertical end flanges 1l apertured to Y receive fastening screws 12. The outer bracket armsection'is an l.shap ed'memberfcomprising an arm 13 telescoping over the bracket section 10, and anarm 1l extending parallel with the window'trame member A and, in the instance shown, of C-shape inncross section, and telescoplc'ally*receiving one end ot theY curtain rod 15'. l have vherein shown the upper and lower lips or tlangesof the arm 111v formed with notches 1 to accommodate pullY Vcords to adapt the device to lintures of vthe Vpull-cord type, but this feature is immaterial to the present invention. j

The perpendicular wall of the bracket arm 13 is termed with a longitudinal slot 16`which may vconveniently have a substantially 'centrail enlargement 1 to permit `the, passage of* a screw headiforccnvenience in vassembling and separating the two sections ofthe bracket arm,V butxthis 'feature Ais `not atall essential.

The Y perpendicular wall ot the inner .bracket Yarm '10 is formed with a tapped hole 17 to receive a clamping screw v17l by whichfthe two sections ol the arm are rigidly lsecured together; and for purposes or" Aadjustabilit'y ofthe shade roller'support, hereinafter referred to, the bracket arm 10 may have a plurality oi'f longitudinally spaced holes 171', as clearly sho'wnin Figs. 5 and 6all ot these Vholes registering with'the slot 16. 'lhe perpendicular wall ofthe 'outerbracketV arm 13 is formed` near its outer end, with-a centrally Y apertured, outwardly pressed centering bess `13, best shown in Figp. r19rdesignr-tes a vertically disposed and preferably v,scrollshaped stri or an ornamental brace,that, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, lies crosswise ot and extends both above and below the bracket arm 14. To the rear face of this ornament is attached, as by'soldering or otherwise, a rearwardly extending shank member 20, the vinner tree 1 end ot which is formed witha centrally apertured centering boss r21 within which 'the centering` boss 18 or the bracket arm 13 nests.

Attached to the outer side of the bracket arm 13 is a support or holder for an end ornament. This support preferably comprises a short tubesection 22 of C-shape in cross section (Fig. 7 on the inner end of which is a transversely disposed` channelshaped'shank member 23, the upper and lower lips 23 ot which straddle lthe top and bottom limbs-of thearm 13 as'clearly shown Vin Figs.y 2 and 3. `This shank member 23 isY formed with a centrally apertured centering boss 24e (Fig. 5), within which the centering boss 21 of the ornament shank 20 inter-nests. A clamp screw 25 extends throughV the apertures ot the centering bosses k13 and 21 and screws into the tapped aperture of the centering boss 24, thus securely uniting the several parts on which the centering bosses are formed. The ornament support 22 telescopi-V cally receives the stem orshank 26 of the f a s curtain or drape.

serving either as an ornament end ornament 27, as clearly shown in Fig. 3,

and to secure the ornament yieldably in place, the support 22 is -termed with an integral transversely extending spring tongue 27 that, as the'shank ot the ornament is pushed inwardly,'over rides the rear tace ofsaid shank and `snaps into a shallow transverse groove 28 in the latter, as shown in Figs. 3 and 8, thus yieldablyV locking theend crnamentto lits seat in the support orholder The de-.r'ire as thusfar described is complete for alii/:ture designed to support only structureto also carry a shade roller, lv pretverabl'y Vequip Ithe same witha shade roller support that is mounted lon and carried by the arm 13 of the', telescopic bracket. Thisy shade roller support, shown in isolated detail in Fig. 9, may be bent to shapefrom a single sheet metal blank, and consists sub-Y .stantial'ly` of inverted U-shaped member that vis hung over the arm 13 and is formedv on its inner side with a generally rectangular socket to receive ythe end bear-ing member of a shade roll-er; More specifically, the shade rellersupport,has a top horizontal limb 29,

a depending outer vertical limbV 30 that is formedA withfa central `vertical slot y31 to straddle the neck of thevclamp screw r18, and an inner depending seat or chair 32 adapted to receive the end bearing' member ,oi a shade roller 33.l Manifestly, since thisshade rollerv support is secured to the bracket arm 10 by the Vclamp screwl'?, its position relatively to the window frame is determined by the position ofthe clamp screw in any one of the hol-es 17 of .the bracket arm. 10. However,

by simply loosening the clamp screw 17, the arm 13 may be drawn outwardly or pushed inwardly, thusadjustmg the position of the curtain rod 15 toward andfrom the windowA member, or a. molding thereon, by a simple swinging movement, making it unnecessary to detach andV re-assemble'the vvertical ornament; 4when the bracket arm is thus adjusted.

Furthermore, the describedv construction enables the ornament 19 to vbe properly fitted to window frames of different thicknesses or molded forms without any adjustment ofthe bracket arm, since the latter having been attached to the frame, the ornament 19 can lthen beY swung into contact with the windowframe. l Y

ln Fig. 2 l vhave shown the lower end 'portion of the ornament 19 apertured torein order to adapt the Aceive ai'screw 34 by which the low-er end of the ornament 19 to varying lengths of brack,

et arms and varying shapes of window frame is concerned, the formation of the swivel joint by inter-nested centering bosses is man` ifestly not essential; but the described construction is preferable because greatly facilitating the application of the pivot screw 25, and affording a betterfriction joint.

Furthermore, where the end ornament and `its support or keeper may not be used, the

described adjustability of the 'vertical ornament 19 may be effected by simply -entering the pivot screw 'into a tapped aperture in the shank 20, as illustrated in Fig. 10.

I have herein shown `and described one practical embodiment of the invention which satisfactorily effectuates the stated purposes and objects thereof, but I do not limit the invention to the specific details shown for purpose of illustration, except to the extent` clearly indicated in speific claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a curtain rod supportingbracket adapted for attachment to a window frame, of a strip disposed cross- `wise of the curtain rod and depending below the latter, said strip being frictionally swiveled on said bracket whereby the depending portion of said stripinay be adjusted by a portion of said strip may be adjusted by a` swinging movement into contact with the window fra-ine in any adjusted position of said outer arm.

" whereby the depending portion of said strip may be adjusted by a swinging movementfl.

into contact witlithe window frame.

4 The combination` with a curtain rodi supporting bracket, comprising; an inner arm i adapted for attachment to a window framel and an outer arm telescopica-Hy `engaged with said inner arm, ofmeaiis for clamping said outer l arm in adjusted `position on said? inner arin,and a strip disposed in a vertical plane in Vfront ofsaid bracket and depending below the latter, said strip having a rear-A wardly extending shank frictionally swiv` eled on one side ofsaid outer arm, whereby?, the depending portion of said strip may be* adjusted by a swinging movement into contact with the windowframe.

5. The combination with a curtain rod supporting bracket adapted for attachment to a window frame and formed with an aperture in a side wall thereof, of a strip disposed in a vertical plane in front of said bracket and depending below the latter, said strip having a rearwardly extending shank formed `with an aperture registering with the aperture of said bracket, a plate overlying the apertured portion of said shank and formed with a tapped hole, and a screw extending freely through the apertures of said bracket and shank and engaged with the tapped hole of said plate, said screw serving as a clamp for said apertured parts and as a pivot for said strip.

6. The combination with a curtain rod supportingbracket, comprising an inner arm adapted for attachment to a window frame and an outer arm telescopically engaged with said inner arm and formed with an apertured centering boss in a side wall thereof, of means for clamping said outer arm in adjusted positionron said inner arm, a strip dis- 1rposed in a vertical plane in front of said racket and depending below the latter, said strip having a rearwardly extending shank formed with an apertured centering boss reg istering with the centering boss of said outer arm, a plate formed with a centering boss registering with the centering boss of said shank and having a tapped hole, and a screw the centering bosses of said bracket arm and shank and engaged with the tapped hole of the centering boss of said plate, said screw serving as a clamp for said apertured parts and as a pivot for said strip.

7. The combination with a curtain rod supporting bracket adapted for attachment to a window frame, of a brace disposed crosswise of the curtain rod and `depending below the latter, said brace being swiveled on said bracket whereby the depending portion of said brace may be adjusted by a swinging movement into Contact with the window frame, and means for attaching the lower portion of said brace to the window frame.

8. The combination with a curtain rod ico 4e K l Y Y 1,793,992

supporting' braoketoomprSn-g an inner arm adapted for attachment toafwndowjframe Y v andan outer arm sldable on andlengtnwse osald Inner arm,v of meansfor clalnplngsald outer arm n 'adjusted' 1;)0siton/onv said, inn-er arm, and a brace yolisposel;in a Vertical 'plane infront of sadbracket and dependngbelow the latter, said brace having a v rearwardly extending shank frct'onal-ly swveledv on one? side offsad bracket, whereby thefde-pendng portion of s'a-d br'aeolnay be Vadjusteflby a swinging movement into Contact With the Window frame,'and vmeans for attaching' the lower portion of sald brace-tothe Wlndow frame. v x f JAMES'H. BOYE.rv 

